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'''Broken Social Scene''' is a [[CanadianMusic Canadian indie rock group]] which formed in 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known as a "[[{{Supergroup}} musical collective]]", BSS is made up of numerous members who also perform in other groups or have solo careers of their own. Some of the group's members include [[Music/{{Feist}} Leslie Feist]], Emily Haines and James Shaw from {{Music/Metric}}, a couple members of the post-rock band Do Make Say Think, indie pop band Stars and rock group The Weakerthans, among others. The bandís core members are Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, who recorded and released the bandís first album, ''Feel Good Lost'', in 2001.

At any given time, as few as six or as many as nineteen members will be involved with the group. Members often [[RevolvingDoorBand come and go]] to pursue other projects after they finish a tour or album. The group's sound could be considered a combination of all of its members' respective musical projects, and is characterized by a very large number of sounds, grand orchestrations featuring guitars, horns, woodwinds, and violins, unusual song structures, and an experimental and sometimes chaotic production style.

BSS have released several albums, which have all received significant critical and commercial acclaim. The bandís second album, ''You Forgot It in People'' (2002), landed on many music criticsí year-end Best-Of lists, and won the 2003 Alternative Album of the Year Juno Award. The band's most recent album is ''Forgiveness Rock Record''. The band is also the subject of a [[{{Rockumentary}} 2010 documentary film]] called ''This Movie Is Broken'', which chronicled the band's impromptu performance at a Toronto venue after a prior show was canceled with no warning. The free performance that is detailed in the film (held at the Toronto Harbourfront Centre) included appearances by nearly all past contributors.

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Feel Good Lost''.* ArmoredClosetGay: In the video for "I'm Still Your Fag."* CanadaEh* DrillSergeantNasty: In the video for "Fire Eye'd Boy."* EpicRocking: The greatest example would be "It's All Gonna Break", which is about 10 minutes long. Most of their longer tracks are on ''Feel Good Lost'' and ''Bee Hives'', such as "Last Place", "Backyards" and "Da Da Da Da".* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle: "I'm Still Your Fag" and "Handjobs for the Holidays".* [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters Loads And Loads Of Members]]* MessyHair: Half the members of the band display this.* NewSoundAlbum: ''Feel Good Lost'', their first album, is a mostly instrumental post-rock record, while ''You Forgot It In People'', their follow-up, is a much more straightforward indie rock record in the style of Bright Eyes or Arcade Fire. Then they gained six new members and dropped their self-titled album, which was a much more dense, noisy and experimental.* RearrangeTheSong: the ''Bee Hives'' version of "Lover's Spit", which is taken at a somewhat slower tempo, has piano as the lead instrument instead of electric guitar, and most notably puts Feist on lead vocals instead of Kevin Drew. It's also about three minutes longer, mainly due to a long guitar solo at the end of the song. * SceneryPorn: Several of the group's music videos do this (by showcasing Toronto), including "Anthems For A Seventeen-Year Old Girl".* {{Supergroup}}* SurrealMusicVideo: Many of the videos produced by the band fall under this banner.* TheBandMinusTheFace: Played both straight and averted. Due to the nature of the group, some members have permanently left, and some of the key members have left then come back again. Arguably, part of the reason why the band is so successful is because their lineup can't be defined by one specific individual.* TheCameo: [[{{Rush}} Geddy Lee]] appears as a judge in the video for "Fire Eye'd Boy".----